This story is a sequel to Diamonds are a girl's worst enemy
Locked away inside the boundaries of an asylum for the insane, Rarity the gem-huntress has only become a former shell of the mare she was. madness has its full grasp of her and it is not letting go. Months she had been talking to the doctors who try to 'help' her with her condition. They aren't prepared for the mental power the unicorn carries with her. How big are the walls that they have to destroy in order to get to her delicate spirit?
But that very same spirit hungers for freedom. To live the life she wanted to live ever since the accident happened. To live her life the way it was after things got out of control. The crystalline arms forced into a crystalline dress serve as a grim reminder for the doctors. But to Rarity they mean the world. The plans are forged to make an escape out of the place.
An escape that may end up with just more then giving Rarity her freedom. Life gives and takes, as the saying goes. Everypony is said to make a deal with the devil, and he always comes to collect.
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Coverart created by OstiChristian
Note: this story is a direct sequel/continuation on its prequel story.